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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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